Michael Jackson Memorial Service Info

The public service at L.A.'s Staples Center starts tomorrow at 10 a.m. PDT

Tomorrow's Michael Jackson public memorial service is primed to be one of those communal coffee-break events that brings friends and/or office mates together around a TV or computer screen. Which, considering the man's boundless reach, only seems fitting.

The service will be broadcast live from L.A.'s Staples Center on all of the major networks-- along with many cable channels and websites-- starting at 10 a.m. PDT (1 p.m. EDT). Select movie theaters are also planning to broadcast the memorial.

While plans for the event are still being finalized, TMZ reports that Mariah Carey is set to perform her cover of the Jackson 5's "I'll Be There" for the roughly 20,000 fans, family, and friends inside L.A.'s Staples Center for the service. According to ABC, planners estimate 750,000 may convene around the arena to pay their respects. According to The New York Times, 8,750 pairs of tickets to the event were given away to fans via online lottery. 1.6 million people registered for tickets.

Jackson's family will also hold a private memorial at the Forest Lawn Cemetery earlier on Tuesday, the BBC reports.